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From drones to space tech, Japan looks to startups to strengthen its defences
Tokyo is stepping up efforts to harness dual-use technologies...
South Korea’s Space Agency Seeks 47% Budget Hike for 2027; Regular Nuri Launches, Lunar Lander Development to Begin
The Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA) has proposed a 2027...
Space42 launches Future Spacers Programme to develop UAE space talent
Space42, the UAE-based AI-powered SpaceTech company, has launched the...
US, China arm for space warfare: hunter satellites and orbital weapons
Amid the rapidly-evolving field of military space operations, Beijing...
ISRO Puts India’s First Geo Imaging Satellite In Orbit, PM Modi Hails EOS-05 Launch Aboard GSLV-F17
The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) successfully launched EOS-05,...
China releases first nationwide geometric benchmark imagery, setting a unified ‘spatial scale’ for satellite remote sensing
China's Ministry of Natural Resources has released its first...
India to have its own space station by 2035, says ISRO chairman
Speaking at the 14th convocation ceremony of IIT-BHU, ISRO...
Isro will not make any launch vehicle, all tech to be handed to private sector
IN-SPACe chairman Pawan Goenka said Isro is moving launch...
North Korea fires ballistic missiles as US-South Korea drills near end
South Korea has condemned North Korea’s launch ⁠of more...
Orbitworks ships UAE-built Altair-1 to US ahead of October launch
Abu Dhabi-based satellite company Orbitworks has shipped Altair-1, the...

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Thursday, April 13th, 2017

FLIR Systems Reaches One Million Unit Milestone for Lepton Microcameras

WILSONVILLE, Ore. — FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR) announced today it has produced its one millionth FLIR Lepton® microcamera core. Lepton is today the world’s smallest and most widely deployed microbolometer thermal imaging camera module. Additionally, FLIR...

Thursday, April 13th, 2017

University of Miami Continues to Rely on SPOT for Oceanic Flow Study in the Gulf of Mexico

COVINGTON, La.- Globalstar, Inc. (NYSE MKT:GSAT) announced today that the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (UM) will be deploying 550 SPOT Trace satellite trackers in its continued research expedition with the Consortium...

Thursday, April 13th, 2017

Ecometrica Lands on FT1000 List of Europe’s Fastest Growing Companies

Edinburgh/London - Sustainability software and data company Ecometrica, best known for its satellite mapping applications that show the effects of deforestation and climate change, has succeeded in being placed 388th on the FT1000 list of Europe's fastest...

Thursday, April 13th, 2017

Eye In The Sky: UTC Aerospace Systems MS-177 Sensor Enables U.S. Military To See Farther Than Ever Before

CHARLOTTE, N.C.- The U.S. military will soon be able to see airborne images at a greater distance and with greater clarity than ever before now that UTC Aerospace Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX), has...

Thursday, April 13th, 2017

Asia-Pacific Region Provides Best Opportunities in Declining Global Gas Turbine Market, Says GlobalData

The global gas turbine market is set to fall from $8.49 billion in 2016 to around $7.73 billion by 2021, representing a negative compound annual growth rate of 1.87%, according to research and consulting firm GlobalData. The...

Thursday, April 13th, 2017

Merrick Releases MARS 2017 Software Suite

Greenwood Village, CO – April 13, 2017 – Merrick & Company, a global leader in light detection and ranging (LiDAR), digital orthophotography, hyperspectral imaging, and geographic information systems (GIS) data integration, is pleased to announce the release...

Tuesday, April 11th, 2017

Satellites Shed New Light on Earthquakes

Satellite radar scans of the 7.8-magnitude Nov. 14, 2016, earthquake in New Zealand are changing the way scientists think about earthquake hazards in regions where Earth’s tectonic plates meet. The quake struck near the town of Kaikoura...

Tuesday, April 11th, 2017

DroneDeploy Integrates with agX to Streamline Planning of Drone Mapping Flights

Stillwater, Okla.- STILLWATER, OK – APRIL 7, 2017 – DroneDeploy, the leading cloud software platform for commercial drones today announced an integration with agX® to help growers more easily capture field maps and analyze aerial data. agX...

Tuesday, April 11th, 2017

Martin Instrument Adds Microdrones UAVs to Their Offering

US: Microdrones has announced that leading equipment provider for surveying and construction companies throughout Texas, Martin Instrument, has added a new product line to their extensive offering: Microdrones mdMapper unmanned aerial systems. These complete solutions include everything...

Tuesday, April 11th, 2017

Bluesky LiDAR Maps Used to Monitor the Spread of Deadly Tree Disease

Laser maps collected by airborne mounted sensors have, for the first time, been used to successfully segment individual trees affected by the deadly Larch tree disease. The laser scanning surveys (LiDAR) were undertaken by aerial mapping company...